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Securing Farmers Rights to Livelihood in Hindu Kush Himalayan Region: Launched in July 2001, the three-year programme, Securing Farmers’ Rights to Livelihood in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya (HKH) Region, is being implemented by SAWTEE http://www.sawtee.org/ in collaboration with International Centre for Integrated Mountain  Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu. The major objective of FRP is to protect and promote farmers’ rights in the HKH region in the context of liberalisation, globalisation and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) Agreements. This programme is being conducted in five South Asian countries, namely Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Ford Foundation, New Delhi and ActionAid, Bangkok are proud supporters of FRP … (about 1/2).

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About /Securing Farmers Rights to Livelihood in Hindu Kush Himalayan Region  2/2: … The Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, which is afflicted with poverty, resource degradation, lack of research and investment, and low productivity, is facing three mountain-specific problems, namely inaccessibility, vulnerability, and marginality.  Continuer la lecture de « Alpine Medicinal Herbs and Rural Welfare Organization website AMHRWO »

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• Vision: COMESA’s Vision is to “be a fully integrated, internationally competitive regional economic community with high standards of living for all its people ready to merge into an African Economic Community”
• Mission: Its Mission to “Endeavour to achieve sustainable economic and social progress in all Member States through increased co-operation and integration in all fields of development particularly in trade, customs and monetary affairs, transport, communication and information, technology, industry and energy, gender, agriculture, environment and natural resources”, the Secretariat was guided to develop its specific Mission Statement as follows: … (full text).

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Address: COMESA Secretariat, Ben Bella Road, Lusaka, Zambia;
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About /general, … /about /overview: COMESA’s Priorities and Objectives: The history of COMESA began in December 1994 when it was formed to replace the former Preferential Trade Area (PTA) which had existed from the earlier days of 1981. COMESA (as defined by its Treaty) was established ‘as an organisation of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of all their people’ and as such it has a wide-ranging series of objectives which necessarily include in its priorities the promotion of peace and security in the region.  Continuer la lecture de « Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COMESA »

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The NCCR Pakistan Research Group is a partner of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research North-South (NCCR N-S), financially supported by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), and Swiss universities … (Homepage 1/2).

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Addresses: – Dr. Abid Suleri, Sustainable Development Policy Institute SDPI, Diplomatic Enclave, UN Boulevard, P.O. Box 2342, Islamabad, Pakistan;
– Dr. Urs Geiser, Development Study Group, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland;
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Homepage 2/2: … NCCR North-South has three main objectives:  Continuer la lecture de « Pakistan Research Group »

Espace d’émergence – coworking – foundation

La Muse, c’est une fondation, c’est aussi un espace coworking de 300 m2 en plein cœur de Genève, c’est aussi un nombre croissant de groupes d’émergence, et plein de projets à concrétiser. La Muse est observée par un Comité scientifique international d’experts,  MIT, Insead, EPFL … (à propos).

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Addresse: La Muse, Espace de la Muse, 2, rue de la Muse, 1205 Genève, Switzerland;
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Coworking: L’Espace d’émergence de la Muse, c’est aussi une communauté de coworking, composée de porteurs de projets, créatifs, travailleurs nomades, étudiants et startups. Intéressés? Venez un lundi midi au pique-nique pour faire connaissance, et Stephanie ou les Musekeepers vous expliqueront volontiers comment procéder! Continuer la lecture de « La Muse »

Notre présentation du 12 juillet 2009 a été entièrement remaniée.

The spirit of philanthropy lies at the foundation of the Center for the Study of Economics (CSE), a research affiliate of the Henry George Foundation of America.  CSE was established through the generosity of a few visionaries, including Marion Sapiro, Mary Davis,Natalie Munk and others in the 1980s.  Gifts of all sizes advance CSE’s mission – a world that rewards initiative without privilege and yet never forgets that there are those who have been left behind that must be helped, and our commitment to educate each generation of outstanding elected officials to the benefit LVT will provide within their communities … (full text contribute).

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Address: Center for the Study of Economics, 413 S. 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA;
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About: The Center for the Study of Economics is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit educational foundation established in 1980.  Continuer la lecture de « Center for the Study of Economics CSE – Urbantools.org »

where the idea of liberty thrives

Linked on our blogs with On the necessity of a land tax.

“The grey heads and bald heads are in the majority. The problem that confronts those of us who want the torch held up in the future, is to fill up the ranks. In order to do that many things must be done, but we must not depend on the old or middle-aged. Somehow or other we must devise a way to reach the minds of the young people – when their minds are open, when they are ready for new truths” … (full text A Biographical History of the Georgist Movement).

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WELCOME to the School of Cooperative Individualism: (excerpts): … The School was established in January 1997 as a place where thoughtful persons would find meaningful — and sometimes new — insights into the long and tireless search for a socio-political philosphy that, if implemented, would nurture the development of just societies … // Continuer la lecture de « School of Cooperative Individualism »

The International Union was founded to promote permanent peace and prosperity for everyone by re-establishing mankind’s natural relationship with land. (IU Mission – right column of any page).

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Philosophy: The International Union maintains that, to end the great inequities in the world and the trouble they cause, people need Economic Equal Rights of access to the values of Nature and Society.  Continuer la lecture de « International Union for Land Value Taxation theIU »

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Voir aussi: Miviludes : Liaisons dangereuses – I: La Miviludes et la Chine, mai 2010.

• ICSA’s mission is to apply research and professional perspectives on cultic groups to educate the public, and help those who have been harmed.
• Founded in 1979, the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a global network of people concerned about psychological manipulation and abuse in cultic groups, alternative movements, and other environments …  (full text about).

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What is ICSA? Founded in 1979, the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a global network of people concerned about psychological manipulation and abuse in cultic groups, alternative movements, and other environments.  Continuer la lecture de « International Cultic Studies Association ICSA »

Linked with Poor in UK dying 10 years earlier than rich, despite years of government action.

The Renegade Economist is a band of renegade thinkers who challenges the misinformation being purveyed by once trusted political and financial institutions … (about 1/2).

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About 2/2: … Governments and central bankers are scrambling to understand how they allowed the global financial crisis to occur. Continuer la lecture de « Renegate Economist.com »

the human rights and social fund

Akiba Uhaki, the Human Rights and Social Justice Fund, is an emerging grant-making organization dedicated to supporting and accompanying Human Rights and Social Justice related organizations in East Africa i.e. Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda … (Homepage 1/2).

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Address: Akiba Uhaki Foundation, Wing 3C, K Rep Center, Kilimani, Box 27611-00100, Nairobi, Kenya;
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Homepage 2/2: … What does Akiba Uhaki do? Akiba Uhaki was established as a fund for Human Rights and social justice in February 2006, in response to the need to fill the critical gap that existed within the sector, with regard to developing capacity for sustainably addressing social injustice and Human Rights violations.  Continuer la lecture de « Akiba Uhaki Foundation »

ICIS Mission is to serve as a platform for:

• Transformation of the permanent war economy into a sustainable, cooperative, peaceful, New Energy-based Space Age economy.
• Achieving interactive cooperation with other intelligent civilizations in the Universes … (about 1/2 /Mission).

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Address: ICIS North America, Inst. for Cooperation in Space, 3339 West 41 Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V6N 3E5, CANADA;
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About 2/2 /Vision: … Transformation Of The Permanent War Economy: ICIS supports global cooperation in the development of a space economy where all the nations of the world can benefit from enhanced communication, shared information, and from the R&D of safe and clean New Energy, space age technology, products and services that can be applied directly to solving urgent and potential global problems such as health, poverty, education, pollution, global warming, sustainable development, environmental degeneration, etc.   Continuer la lecture de « Institute for Cooperation in Space ICIS »